AKASA is hiring a
Sr. Software Engineer, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a remote Senior Software Engineer in the Medical Coding department of AKASA, a healthcare revenue cycle AI solutions provider. The role involves designing and building services, APIs, and tools to support internal applications and external SaaS products, with a focus on automated medical coding and document selection.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of work experience in software development, data engineering or machine learning
• Significant experience deploying a trained system to production (recommendation, classification or similar features)
• Backend web/web services experience with schema design and API implementation focus in a distributed environment
• Strong concurrent/parallel/asynchronous programming skills in Python
• Familiarity with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Postgres

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with product, design, and machine learning teams
• Design, build, and maintain shared APIs, tools, services, and applications
• Lead and participate in design discussions, planning sessions, and code reviews
• Debug issues and support customers
• Mentor junior engineers on the team
• Work with team members to shape AKASA’s platform architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PyTorch, Keras or other machine learning frameworks a plus
• Prompt engineering experience
• Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions
• Firm grasp of system design principles
• Knowledge of AI/ML, particularly generative AI
• Experience in managing critical incidents in production environments

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parental leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(K) plan